Paint-film protective sheet

ABSTRACT

A paint film-protective sheet comprising a supporting substrate having formed thereon a rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a fatty acid glycerol ester and an antifungal agent.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a paint film-protective sheet which ishard to cause the deformation and mold-staining of a paint film and issuitable for the surface protection of automobile bodies and parts,coated steel plates, etc.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the case of loading trucks or ships with coated automobiles, theparts thereof, etc., and transporting them to remote places such asoverseas, etc., an effective means for preventing the paint films frombeing damaged, dulled, discolored, etc., by various suspensions orcollisions of dusts, rains, etc., has been desired.

Hitherto, a method of coating a coating material comprising a wax as themain component in a thickness of from 5 to 40 μm has been known as sucha preventing method. However, this method has various problems that itis difficult to form the wax coating at a uniform thickness, whereby auniform protection is not obtained; the coated film is liable to bestained and has a poor resistance to acidic rain; the wax, etc.,penetrate into the coated paint film to cause a discoloration, etc.; theapplication of the wax coating and the removal thereof require muchlabors; the use of a solvent, the treatment of waste liquids, etc., areliable to cause environmental problems, etc.

On the other hand, various surface protective sheets each comprising asupporting substrate having formed thereon a pressure-sensitive adhesivelayer are known, and also a surface protective sheet comprising asupporting substrate having formed thereon a radiation-curablepressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a lowered glass transitionpoint (Tg) is proposed for use on an adherend having a paint film asdisclosed in JP-A-2-199184 (the term "JP-A" as used herein means an"unexamined published Japanese patent application"). Such sheet systemscan overcome the problems described above.

However, when such a surface protective sheet is adhered to the surfaceof the paint film of an automobile, etc., low molecular weightcomponents contained in the paint film, such as a fatty acid glycerolester, etc., migrate into the surface protective sheet side due to thetemperature rise in an outdoor transportation, etc., whereby a step markphenomenon occurs in the paint film to cause a problem that adhesivemarks of the protective sheet clearly appear on the surface of the paintfilm. In particular, in a low Tg type paint film, the adhered traceshaving a depth of from about 0.1 to 0.5 μm usually occur during theadhesion of the protective sheet for about 10 hours under 50° C.

The present inventors have previously proposed a surface protectivesheet in which a rubber-based polymer such as a polyisobutylene is usedas a pressure-sensitive adhesive (EP 0 519 278 A2). This sheet is hardto cause the deformation of a paint film and does not have a problem onadhesive remaining. Thus, this sheet is a practical surface protectivesheet. However, this sheet has in some cases a problem that the adhesivemarks may not completely be eliminated where the paint film contains afatty acid glycerol ester.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a paintfilm-protective sheet which can prevent the occurrence of the step markphenomenon onto a paint film by the migration of the low molecularweight components in the paint film into the paint film-protective sheeteven in the case which involves the temperature rise in the outdoortransportation of automobiles, etc., whereby the adhesive marks of theprotective sheet are not formed on the surface of the paint film, and isexcellent in the protective property for the paint film and in thereleasing property without leaving the pressure-sensitive adhesive whichbecomes a staining material.

According to the present invention, the above object can be realized byusing a rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive compounded with a fattyacid glycerol ester, but in this case, since a fatty acid glycerol estersuch as coconut oil, etc., is used and further since brine takes part inat a marine transportation, etc., the generation of molds due to theprotective sheet is strikingly large as compared with conventionalsurface protective sheets.

Accordingly, another object of the present invention is also to preventthe occurrence of staining with such molds.

That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a paintfilm-protective film comprising a supporting substrate having formedthereon a rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, therubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a fatty acidglycerol ester and an antifungal agent.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is described in detail below.

In the present invention, use of a rubber-based pressure-sensitiveadhesive compounded with a fatty acid glycerol ester can prevent themigration of the low molecular weight components in the paint film intothe protective sheet even in the case which involves the temperaturerise in an outdoor transportation, and also the step mark phenomenon ofthe paint film does not occur, whereby the adhesive marks of theprotective sheet are not formed on the surface of the paint film.Further, the paint film-protective sheet of the present invention isexcellent in the protective property for the paint film in the state ofadhering thereto the protective sheet, and also can be easily releasedfrom the paint film without leaving the pressure-sensitive adhesivewhich becomes a staining material.

Furthermore, in the present invention, by using an antifungal agenttogether with the fatty acid glycerol ester, the generation of molds canbe prevented over a long period of time without losing theabove-described properties, whereby staining of the paint film withmolds can be prevented over a long period of time.

The paint film-protective sheet of the present invention comprises asupporting substrate having formed thereon a rubber-basedpressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a fatty acid glycerol esterand an antifungal agent.

The supporting substrate which can be used in the present invention canbe any appropriate materials, and examples thereof are plastic films,porous films, papers, nonwoven fabrics, etc. The thickness of thesupporting substrate is generally 300 μm or less, and preferably from 10to 100 μm, although the invention is not limited to the thickness.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can be formed by using, forexample, an appropriate rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesivecomprising one or more kinds of rubber-based polymers such as a naturalrubber, a polyisobutyrene, an A-B-A type block polymer, etc., as themain component and, if necessary, a tackifier or a softener. Further,the pressure-sensitive adhesive may contain appropriate additives suchas a filler, a pigment, an antioxidant, a stabilizer, etc.

Examples of the more preferred rubber-based polymer from the point ofthe long stability of the performance are a non-curablepolyisobutylene-based polymer, an A-B-A block polymer comprising apolystyrene block-ethylene/butylene copolymer block-polystyrene block,etc. In addition, the poly-isobutylene-based polymer which is preferablyused is a mixture of a high molecular weight type polymer having aviscosity average molecular weight of at least 100,000 and a lowmolecular weight type polymer having a viscosity average molecularweight of less than 100,000 at a weight ratio of 95:5 to 50:50.

The tackifier or the softener which may be contained in the rubber-basedpressure-sensitive adhesive may be any appropriate materials, but thetackifier or the softener having a good compatibility with therubber-based polymer is preferred. Examples of the tackifier generallyused are hydrocarbon resins, alkylphenol resins, terpene resins, etc.

Examples of the softener generally used are a polyisobutylene having alow molecular weight when the rubber-based polymer is a polyisobutylene,and a paraffin oil when the rubber-based polymer is the A-B-A blockpolymer.

Examples of the fatty acid glycerol ester compounded with therubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the present inventionare a (mono, di, or tri)capric acid glycerol ester, a (mono, di, ortri)lauric acid glycerol ester, a (mono, di, or tri)myristic acidglycerol ester, and coconut oil. Of those, coconut oil is preferablyused.

The fatty acid glycerol ester is used in the state that it is compoundedwith the rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, and the compoundingamount thereof is appropriately determined by the thickness of thepressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed. When the pressure-sensitiveadhesive layer having a thickness of 15 μm is a standard, thecompounding amount of the fatty acid glycerol ester is from 0.5 to 20parts by weight, and preferably from 3 to 10 parts by weight, per 100parts by weight of the rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive. If thecompounding amount is over 20 parts by weight, it sometimes happens thatthe fatty acid glycerol ester bleeds on the surface of thepressure-sensitive adhesive layer to stain the surface of the paintfilm. On the other hand, if the compounding amount of the fatty acidglycerol ester is less than 0.5 part by weight, the addition effectthereof is poor and the adhesive marks are liable to form.

There is no particular restriction on the antifungal agent compoundedwith the rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the presentinvention, and appropriate antifungal agents can be used. By compoundingan antifungal agent, staining of the paint film by the generation ofmolds can be prevented over a long period of time without losing themerit by compounding the fatty acid glycerol ester, such as no formationof the marks of the pressure-sensitive adhesive, the easiness ofreleasing, etc.

The antifungal agents can be used alone or as a mixture or 2 or morekinds thereof. The compounding amount of the antifungal agent is from0.01 to 5 parts by weight, and preferably from 0.1 to 2 parts by weight,per 100 parts by weight of the rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesivefrom the points of keeping the merit of compounding the fatty acidglycerol ester, the mold generation preventing effect, etc.

A preferred antifungal agent contains nitrogen and a halogen. Examplesthereof are compounds represented by following formulae (1) to (3).##STR1## wherein X¹ represents a halogen atom; R¹ represents ahydrocarbon group; and m and n which may be the same or different eachrepresents an integer of from 1 to 3; ##STR2## wherein R² representshydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X², Y¹,and Z¹ which may be the same or different each represents hydrogen or ahalogen atom, with the proviso that at least one of them is a halogenatom; ##STR3## wherein R₃ and R⁴ which may be the same or different eachrepresents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A representsa sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, or an acyl group; R⁵ represents asubstituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; and X³, Y², and Z² which maybe the same or different each represents hydrogen or a halogen atom,with the proviso that at least one of them is a halogen atom.

The antifungal agents represented by the above formulae (1) to (3) areexplained in detail below.

In the carbamate compound represented by the formula (1) describedabove, examples of the halogen atom represented by X¹ are fluorine,chlorine, bromine, and iodine. Of those, bromine and iodine arepreferred, and iodine is more preferred. Also, m and n each can be 1, 2or 3. The hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ may be a monovalent,divalent, or trivalent group corresponding to the number of n. Further,m is preferably 1, and n is preferably 1 or 2, and more preferably 1.

Examples of the monovalent hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ are astraight chain or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms,such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl,n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, n-octadecyl, eicosyl, etc.; astraight chain or branched alkenyl group having from 3 to 4 carbonatoms, such as allyl, isopropenyl, 2-butenyl, 1,3-butadienyl, etc.; acycloalkyl group having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, such as cyclopentyl,cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, etc.; a cycloalkenyl group havingfrom 5 to 6 carbon atoms, such as 2-cyclopenten-1-yl,2,4-cyclohexadien-1-yl, etc.; an aryl group such as phenyl, naphthyl,etc.; and an aralkyl group such as benzyl, 2-phenylethyl, etc.

Examples of the divalent hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ are analkylene group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, such as methylene,ethylene, trimethylene, tetramethylene, ethylethylene, hexamethylene,decamethylene, etc.; an alkenylene group having from 3 to 9 carbonatoms, such as propenylene, 4-propyl-2-pentenylene, etc.; acycloalkylene group such as 1,3-cyclohexylene, etc.; a cycloalkenylenesuch as 2,5-cyclohexadien-1,4-ylene, etc.; an arylene group such aso-phenylene, m-phenylene, p-phenylene, 1,4-naphthylene, etc.; and analkylenediphenyl group such as 4,4'-methylenediphenyl, etc.

Examples of the trivalent hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ are analkanetriyl group such as 1,2,3-propane-tri-yl, etc.

The hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ may be substituted with an alkylgroup such as methyl, ethyl, etc.; a halogen atom such as chlorine,bromine, etc.; or an alkoxy group such as methoxy, ethoxy, etc.Preferred hydrocarbon groups represented by R¹ have from 1 to 20 carbonatoms.

The preferred carbamate compound represented by the formula (1) is thatthe hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is a monovalent or divalenthydrocarbon group.

Specific examples of the carbamate compound wherein R¹ is a monovalenthydrocarbon group are carbamate compounds wherein the hydrocarbon grouprepresented by R¹ is an alkyl group such as 3-iodo-2-propynylmethylcarbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl ethylcarbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynylpropylcarbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynylt-butylcarbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl hexylcarbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyloctylcarbamate, 4-iodo-3-butynyl butylcarbamate, etc.

Specific examples of the preferred carbamate compound wherein thehydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is monovalent are a carbamatecompound wherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is an alkenylgroup, such as 3-iodo-2-propynyl allylcarbamate; a carbamate compoundwherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is a cycloalkyl group,such as 3-iodo-2-propynyl cyclohexylcarbamate; a carbamate compoundwherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is an aryl group, suchas 3-iodo-2-propynyl phenyl carbamate, 3-iodo-2-propynyl4-chlorophenylcarbamate or 3-iodo-2-propynyl 3-methylphenylcarbamate; acarbamate compound wherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is anaralkyl group, such as 3-iodo-2-propynyl benzyl carbamate; and the like.

On the other hand, specific examples of the preferred carbamate compoundwherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is divalent are acarbamate compound wherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is analkylene group, such as di(3-iodo-2-propyl) hexamethylenecarbamate; acarbamate compound wherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is analkylenediphenyl group, such as di(3-iodo-2-propynyl)4,4'-methylenediphenylcarbamate; and the like.

The more preferred carbamate compounds are the carbamate compoundswherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ is an alkyl group havingfrom 1 to 5 carbon atoms, such as ethyl or butyl, and of those, acarbamate compound wherein the hydrocarbon group represented by R¹ isbutyl, such as 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate is most preferred.

In the compound represented by the formula (2) described above, R²represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbonatoms. Examples of the alkyl group are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,isopropyl, n-butyl, and isobutyl. Further examples of the halogen atomrepresented by X², Y¹, and Z¹ are fluorine, chlorine, bromine, andiodine, and at least one of X², Y¹, and Z¹ is fluorine, chlorine,bromine, or iodine. Thus, two or all of X², Y¹, and Z¹ may be halogenatoms In addition, X², Y¹, and Z¹ may be the same or different.

Examples of the preferred compound represented by the formula (2) areN-(fluorodichloromethylthio)phthalimide, N-(dichloromethylthio)phthalimide, N-(dibromomethylthio)-phthalimide, and N-(diiodomethylthio)phthalimide. Of those compounds, N-(fluorodichloromethylthio)phthalimide is preferred.

In the compound represented by the formula (3) described above, examplesof the alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms represented by R³ andR⁴ are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, etc. R³and R⁴ may be the same or different. Also, A represents a sulfonylgroup, a sulfinyl group, or an acyl group, and of those, a sulfonylgroup is preferred.

In the substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group represented by R⁵ inthe formula (3), examples of the substituted phenyl group are amono-substituted group, a di-substituted group, etc.

In the-case of the mono-substituted phenyl group, the substitutedposition may be any desired position, and in the di-substituted phenylgroup, the substituted positions may be any of an ortho-position, ameta-position or a para-position. Examples of the substituent are analkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl,n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl or isobutyl; and the like. The preferredsubstituted phenyl group is 4-methylbenzene. In addition, X³, Y², and Z²in the formula (3) are the same as in X², Y¹, and Z¹ in the formula (2),respectively.

Examples of the preferred compound represented by the formula (3) areN,N-dimethyl-N'-phenyl-N'-(fluorodichloromethylthio)-sulfamide andN,N-dimethyl-N'-(4-methylphenyl)-N'-(fluorodichloromethylthio)-sulfamide.

The paint film-protective sheet of the present invention can be formedaccording to a conventional adhesive sheet-forming method such as amethod of coating a supporting substrate with a solvent solution or ahot-melt liquid of the rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesivecompounded with the fatty acid glycerol ester and the antifungal agent,a method of transferring the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed ona separator onto a supporting substrate, etc.

The thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed may beappropriately determined, but is generally 200 μm or less, andpreferably from 5 to 50 μm. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is, ifnecessary, protected by pre-fixing thereto a separator, etc., beforeuse.

The paint film-protective sheet of the present invention is preferablyused to protect the surface of adherends having a paint film, such asautomobile bodies and the parts thereof, metal plates such as steelplates, etc., or shaped articles thereof, coated with a paint film suchas a melamine-alkyd type, melamine-acryl type, or urethane type paintfilm, from impinging of fine matters, chemicals, etc. In particular, thepaint film-protective sheet can be advantageously used in the case thatthe sheet is placed under circumstances which are liable to generatemolds, such as the case which involves a temperature rise in an outdoortransportation, etc., the case that the protective sheet is adhered overa long period of time, etc.

The present invention is described below in more detail by reference tothe following examples and comparative examples, but it should beunderstood that the invention is not construed as being limited thereto.Unless otherwise indicated, all percents, parts, ratios and the like areby weight.

EXAMPLE 1

A toluene solution of a rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesivecomposed of a mixture of 75 parts of a polyisobutylene having aviscosity average molecular weight of 1,000,000 and 25 parts of apolyisobutylene having a viscosity average molecular weight of 80,000was compounded with 5 parts of coconut oil and 0.1 part of an antifungalagent shown below, the resulting liquid was coated on a film having athickness of 40 μm composed of polypropylene/polyethylene (9/1 by weightratio), and dried at 80° C. for 2 minutes to obtain a paintfilm-protective sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer havinga thickness of 15 μm.

The antifungal agent used was a compound represented by the formulaIC≡CCH₂ OC(O)NH(CH₂)₃ CH₃ (Coatcide 123, trade name, made by TakedaChemical Industries, Ltd.) was used.

EXAMPLE 2

A paint film-protective sheet was obtained in the same manner as inExample 1 except that a compound represented by the following formula(Coatcide CS, trade name, made by Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.) wasused as the antifungal agent. ##STR4##

EXAMPLE 3

A paint film-protective sheet was obtained in the same manner as inExample 1 except that a compound represented by the following formula(Coatcide TW, trade name, made by Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.) wasused as the antifungal agent. ##STR5##

EXAMPLE 4

A paint film-protective sheet was obtained in the same manner as inExample 1 except that trilauric acid glycerol ester was used in place ofcoconut oil.

EXAMPLE 5

A paint film-protective sheet was obtained in the same manner as inExample 1 except that a mixture of 100 parts of an A-B-A block polymer(Kraton G-1657, trade name, made by Shell Chemical Co.) composed of apolystyrene block, an ethylene-butylene copolymer block, and apolystyrene block and 40 parts of a hydrogenated petroleum resin (ArconP-100, trade name, made by Arakawa Kagaku K. K.) was used as therubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive.

COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1

A paint film-protective sheet was obtained in the same manner as inExample 1 except that the antifungal agent was not used.

COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 2

A paint film-protective sheet was obtained in the same manner as inExample 5 except that the antifungal agent was not used.

Evaluation Tests

Each of the paint film-protective sheets obtained in the examples andthe comparative examples was subjected to the following tests.

Adhesive Remaining:

The paint film-protective sheet was adhered to a plate having analkyd-melamine paint film having a glass transition point of 60° C.containing a fatty acid glycerol ester. The resulting plate was placedin an atmosphere of 80° C. for 24 hours, taken out therefrom, and thenallowed to stand for 3 hours at room temperature. The paintfilm-protective sheet was stripped off, and the presence of thepressure-sensitive adhesive on the plate, in particular, the presence ofthe pressure-sensitive adhesive remained on the portion of the paintfilm corresponding to the peripheral portion of the paintfilm-protective sheet, was examined.

Adhesive Mark:

The alkyd-melamine paint film after the above adhesive remaining testwas observed, and the presence of the adhesive mark in the paint film,in particular, the presence of the adhesive mark of the portion of thepaint film corresponding to the peripheral portion of the paintfilm-protective sheet, was visually examined. In this test, when theadhesive mark (concaved potion) of the paint film caused by themigration of the fatty acid glycerol ester contained in thealkyd-melamine paint film into the paint film-protective sheet was notobserved, the case was evaluated as "none" and when the adhesive markwas observed, the case was evaluated as "found".

Mold Generation:

The paint film-protective sheet was adhered to a Saburo agar culturemedium. A mold liquid containing culture medium components was sprayedthereon, and cultivated at 28° C. for 4 weeks. The growth of molds onthe sample was visually observed. In this test, when the growth of moldson the surface of the sample was not observed, the case was evaluated as"none", and when the growth of molds was observed even slight, the casewas evaluated as "found".

The results obtained are shown in the table below.

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According to the paint film-protective sheet of the present invention,the migration of the low molecular weight components in the paint filminto the paint film-protective sheet can be prevented even in the casesthat the glass transition point of the paint film is low and thetemperature of the paint film rises; the occurrence of the step markphenomenon onto the paint film can be prevented, whereby the adhesivemarks of the protective sheet are not formed on the surface of the paintfilm; and the generation of molds can be prevented over a long period oftime, whereby mold-staining does not form on the paint film. Further,the paint film-protective sheet of the present invention is excellent inthe paint film-protective property in the adhered state and can beeasily released from the paint film without forming the adhesiveremaining which becomes a staining material and without causing moldstaining.

While the invention has been described in detail and with reference tospecific embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to one skilled in theart that various changes and modifications can be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope thereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sheet for protecting a painted surface having alow glass transition point, said sheet comprising a substrate havingformed thereon a rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive layercontaining a fatty acid glycerol ester and an antifungal agent.
 2. Asheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fatty acid glycerol ester iscontained in an amount of from 0.5 to 20 parts by weight per 100 partsby weight of the rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, and theantifungal agent is contained in an amount of from 0.01 to 5 parts byweight per 100 parts by weight of the rubber-based pressure-sensitiveadhesive.
 3. A sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fatty acidglycerol ester is coconut oil.
 4. A sheet as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe antifungal agent is at least one compound selected from the groupconsisting of compounds represented by the following formulae (1) to(3): ##STR6## wherein X¹ represents a halogen atom, R¹ represents ahydrocarbon group, and m and n which may be the same or different eachrepresents an integer of from 1 to 3; ##STR7## wherein R² representshydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X², Y¹,and Z¹ which may be the same or different each represents hydrogen or ahalogen atom, with the proviso that at least one of them is a halogenatom; ##STR8## wherein R³ and R⁴ which may be the same or different eachrepresents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, A representsa sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, or an acyl group, R⁵ represents asubstituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and X³, Y¹, nd Z² which maybe the same or different each represents hydrogen or a halogen atom,with the proviso that at least one of them is a halogen atom.
 5. A sheetas claimed in claim 1, wherein the rubber-based pressure-sensitiveadhesive comprises a non-curable polyisobutylene polymer or an A-B-Ablock copolymer comprising a polystyrene block, an ethylene-butylenecopolymer block, and a polystyrene block as the main component.